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Bombay High Court Dismisses Sanatan Sanstha's Petition Against Facebook For Blocking Their Page
The Bombay High Court at Goa, on Monday, dismissed Sanatan Sanstha's petition challenging Facebook's decision to block their social media page for violating their community standards. A division bench of Justices MS Sonak and MS Jawalkar observed that the petition is "sketchy" and the pleadings are "unclear". Moreover, if there is a breach of contractual obligation, then the...
Approach Centre For Additional Supply Of Covid-19 Vaccines If Allocated Quota Is Inadequate: Karnataka High Court Tells State
The Karnataka High Court on July 9 directed the state government to place on record the assessment made on Covid-19 vaccine requirement for administering second doses in the State, during the months of July and August. Amicus curiae Vikram Huilgol raised a question whether the doses available in July 2021 to the state government from the Central government will be sufficient to meet...
Arsenal Report Can't Be Relied Upon, Pune Police Opposes Rona Wilson's Plea Alleging Planting Of Materials In Bhima Koregaon Case
The Pune police that was stripped of the investigations into the Bhima-Koregaon Elgar-Parishad case by the Union government in January 2020, has filed an affidavit on the same lines as the National Investigation Agency(NIA) opposing activist Rona Wilson's petition seeking to quash the case before the Bombay High Court. The affidavit filed by Deputy Commissioner of Police...
West Bengal Post Poll Violence: Calcutta High Court Takes On Record NHRC Committee's Final Report; Adjourns Case To July 22 For Arguments
The Calcutta High Court has taken on record the final report submitted by a Committee of the National Human Rights Commission, which examined the allegations of post-poll violence in West Bengal. Based on the Committee's interim report, the High Court had observed on July 2 that the 2021 Assembly elections in the state were prima facie followed by violent episodes, leading to...
'Silicon City Of India Is In Karnataka And You Don't Want VC Facilities For Quasi Judicial Authorities?': High Court To State
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the State government to ensure that the State Revenue Department submits a proposal to the Finance department under the Karnataka Land Revenue Act, for providing video conferencing facilities to quasi-judicial authorities in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "We direct the state...
Calcutta High Court Permits E-Payment Of Court Fees From July 15
The Calcutta High Court has permitted e-payment of Court Fees from July 15 for the original and appellate side as well as its Circuit Bench at Jalpaiguri. A Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) has been notified in this regard consisting of a step-by-step tutorial for making online payment of Court Fees. In order to make online payment of Court Fees, litigants have to access the...
Delhi High Court Seeks Response Of Centre, UIDAI On Plea Seeking Mechanism For Issuing New Aadhar Numbers To Existing Users
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response of the Centre and Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) in a plea seeking mechanism and procedure for issuance of new Aadhar numbers to existing users as per Section 23 (n) of the Aadhaar (Targeted delivery of financial and other subsidies and service) Act, 2016.Justice Rekha Palli issued notice on a plea filed by a businessman who...
'Nutrition Needs Of Children Not Compromised In New Menu': Lakshadweep Administration Responds To Kerala High Court
'Nutrition needs of the children can easily be satisfied with the altered menu,' the Lakshadweep Administration recently submitted before the Kerala High Court in response to a plea challenging, among other things, removal of non-vegetarian food items from mid-day meal food menu for school children.Earlier, a Division Bench comprising of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly...
Wheel Chair Injury At Hospital Due To Negligence Of Staff Not Strictly 'Medical Negligence': NCDRC
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) recently held that injuries arising out of a wheelchair in a medical setting, purportedly due to negligence of staff, does not fall within the purview of medical negligence. Dr. SM Kantikar, the Presiding Member of NCDRC, however added a word of caution for the hospital authorities to make "systematic improvement" in their...
No Beef Sale Near Temples: Assam Govt. Introduces 'Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021' In State Assembly
The Assam Government yesterday introduced Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 in the state Assembly which proposes to "regulate slaughter, consumption & transportation of cattle." The Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma tabled the bill in the Assembly which proposes to repeal the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 and refers to Article 48 of the Constitution.CM of...
Act Of Accused Taking Off His Own & Victim's Trousers Without Penetration Amounts To Sexual Assault Under POCSO, Not 'Attempt To Rape': J&K High Court
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the act of an accused to take off his own and victim's trousers, in the absence of penetration, does not amount to 'attempt to rape' within the meaning of Section 376/511 of IPC. However, the Court has said that the act may amount to sexual assault under Section 7/8 of POCSO Act.Justice Sanjeev Kumar granted bail to a man accused of offences...